Two administrative rules regarding Birth to 3 added

Effective Nov. 15, 2004, two new rules have been added to Chapter 24:14:04 (financial matters) of the Administrative Rules of South Dakota governing Early Intervention.  The rules were implemented to provide clarification on appropriate allowable costs regarding billing for travel time and mileage when providing early intervention services to eligible children. 

Because formal publication in the full rules document may not occur for many months, it is recommended that this information be inserted into your current copy of the Early Intervention rules. The full body of these rules may be found at: http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/rules/2414.htm. Since this document does not yet have these two new rules included, you may download the additional rules at:  http://www.state.sd.us/deca/Secretary/adminrules/PH%2024-14-04%20Financial%20Matters%20LRC%209-20-04.htm

For your convenience, a copy of the two new rules follows. 

CHAPTER 24:14:04
FINANCIAL MATTERS

24:14:04:12.01. Reimbursement if travel is necessary solely to provide early intervention service. Reimbursement of mileage and travel time is available only if travel is necessary solely to provide early intervention services. If the service provider is required to travel to a location away from his or her home or office for another purpose, mileage and travel time are then available only for the portion of the travel required for the sole purpose of providing the early intervention services.

Source:

General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-1-23, 13-14-1, 13-37-1.1

24:14:04:12.02. Reimbursement for travel to place of other employment.

The mileage between a provider’s home and that provider’s other place of employment that is not for the purpose of providing early intervention services is not subject to reimbursement if the provider travels from the provider’s home to that other place of employment and then travels to an eligible child’s home. Mileage may be paid for a provider’s travel only if the travel from the provider’s other place of employment to an eligible child’s home and back to the point of origin, or to an equidistant point, is for official early intervention business. The provider may not be reimbursed for travel home if the travel is conducted as a responsibility of the provider’s other place of employment.

Source:

General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-1-23, 13-14-1, 13-37-1.1

For further information, contact Jan Elsing at (605) 773-2536 or Crystal Goeden at (605) 773-5799. jan.elsing@state.sd.us or crystal.goeden@state.sd.us.  

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